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SPRING MOTR.

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THOMAS PRINCE COOK, OF COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO L. M. TUCKER, OF SAME PLACE.`

MOTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 4'10,13"7, dated .August 27, 1889. l l Application iled December 12,1888. Serial No. 293,404. (No model.) l l To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, THOMAS PRINCE Coon, a citizen of the United States, residingat Columbus, in the county of Lowndes and State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring-Motors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,` clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to spring-motors for operating fans, sewing-machines, lathes, or any other machinery where a small amount of power is desired; and itconsists'in certain peculiar features of construction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described.

I have illustrated one form in which I have contemplated embodying my invention in th'e accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and said invention is fully disclosed in the following description and claims. v

In the drawings, Figure l is a View in elevation of an apparatus, showing my inventionl applied to an automatic fan. Fig. 2 is a View of the same with the casing yin section. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the upper portion of the apparatus on line a'pFig, 2. Fig. 4 is a similar section on line y g/,Figz 2. Fig. 5 is a similar section on line s e', Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is be castor formed of sheet material, as preferred, and may be of iron, wood, or ptheg,

suitable material. A

B is lthe base of column, solid or hollow, as

desired, which surrounds the tube for a short distance near the bottom of the same, and is secured thereto by any preferred means.

D Uponthe upper end of the tube or column ly greater diameter 'than the column and formed in any desired manner. I prefer to construct this casing,as shown in the drawings, by providing the top and bottom portion or castings c c, connected by a short Ais mounted the casing C, which isofslight- Y tube of circular or other form. The bottom D portion or casting c consists of the plate D, provided with a downwardly-extending ange d, which engages the upper extremity of the column A. From the plate D the side portions of the part c extend upward in two Vertical anges of unequal diameters connected by a horizontal annular portion d', the anger 5 nearly circular plate having apertures similar to those of the plate D, and arms e2, which are secured to the said lugs. D

In attaching the spider E to the` lugs d?, I prefer to employ metal rods e, as shown in Fig. 8, which are screwthreaded at their lower ends. These rods passwthroughapertures in the armsof the spider E, enter screwthreaded apertures in thelugsld and each is provided with a shoulderwhich impinges against the upper face` of the spider-arm e2 and serves to hold the spider in place. The upper extremity of each of the rods e is preferably t-he same size ,as the screw-threaded lower portion of the rod, and a shoulder is D thereby formed a short distance below the upper end of the rod. These shoulders support the arms f of a similar spider F,`which are apertured to engage the rods e.

top plate c of the casing C, and their upper extremities are provided with nuts e above saidrplatef" I prefer to place a tube or pipe around the rods between the spider F and the top plate c', as shown, and by this con struction the spiders E F and the top plate c will be held iirmly in position.

A series of studs g, bearing gears or pinions G of equal size, are journaled in the cir- The up-` per ends of these rods e extend `through the 45 will prevent the plate b from turning.

5 ries in different horizontal planes, the gears in the upper plane overlapping the edges of the gears in the lower piane, just sufficient distance being left between the gears of one series to permit the stud and hub of the gears xo of the other series to be placed in position without interfering with the operation of the parts. By this means the pinions can be placed in a very compact position, as will be readily seen, and a much smaller space be ocr 5 cupied by them than when arranged in a single horizontal plane. It will be impracticable to employ small pinions on the studs g, as in such case the winding up of the springs would be very difficult, if not impossible.

sizel that the winding may be. conveniently effected, and to reduce the diameter of the inclosing-column to practicable and convenient dimensions, this overlapping of the pinions is :5 necessary. In the central apertures of the plate `D and spider E is journaled a short shaft 7i, which is provided between said plate and spider with a broad-faced pinion H and above the spider with a pinion H. The teeth `of pinionv H are of sufficient width to engage Awith all of the pinions G in both planes, so thatarevolution of the pinion H actuates each of the pinions G. To the studs g are secured spiral torsion-springs K, in any preferred man- 3 5 ner. I have shown each stud as provided with a pin g', engaging a loop in the end of the spring, and while this is my preferred construction it'is not essential. The bottom plate b of the f column is of circular form, of a size which 4o will enable it to fit within the bottom portion ofthe tube A, and said plate is provided with projections or lugs b', which engage recesses in the walls of t-he tube'A at the end of the same, as shown in Fig. 8, which construction The plate B is provided with studs or lugs b2, rigidly secured to the same, corresponding in form and arrangement to the studs g in the plate D., and the lower extremities of the 5o springs K are attached to these studs b2 in a manner similar to that in which they are attached toY studs g, before described. When the construction of plate b shown in Fig. 8 is employed, the springs K may be attached first to the studs g, then drawn down and atfore described the springs may be placed very close together, and a column of less diameter may thus be employed, rendering the apparatus more compact and less costly. Two tapeiing drums or fusees L M, provided with spirally-grooved faces, are mounted upon shafts Z m, jouinaled in apertures in the spiders E and F in such a manner that the In order zo to provide the studs with pinions of Vsuch a smaller end of the drum L is adjacent to the spider F, while the smaller end of drum M is adjacent to spider E, so that the size of one increases as the other decreases. upon which the drum L is mounted is provided below said drum with a pinion l', which engages the pinion H on shaft h. other rope is attached to the lower part of drum L, wound upon the same, and attached kto the upper edge of the drum M. The shaft upon which the drum M is mounted is also provided beneath the same with a gear-wheel N, having bevel gear-teeth upon its lower face. These bevel gear-teeth are engaged by a bevel-pinion O, lmounted upon a horizontal shaft 0. This shaft extends through the casing C, and is journaled in the same, and has its outer end adapted to receive a winch or crank to turn it. A vertical shaft p is jour,- naled in spiders E and F in the rear of the shaft m, and its lower end is provided with a small pinion P, which engages the teeth on the vertical edge of gear-wheel N. The upper end of thev shaft p is provided with a gearwheel R, loosely mounted upon the shaft, and also with a ratchet R of less diameter than the gear R, which is keyed to the shaft.V

The gear R is provided with a spring-pawl engaging the ratchet, so that a movement of the shaft p in one direction causes the gear to revolve, while a movement in the opposite direction allows the ratchet to turn, the teeth slippingV past the pawl. A short shaft 3 is journaled i-n the spider F and in the top plate c. of the casing adjacent to the gear R, and is provided with a pinion S of less diameter than gear R, and also with a larger gear-wheel S above the pinion S. A shaft t, which may be termed the .-powershaft, is journaled in the same manner as shaft s, and extends through the top plate c at the center of the same. A pinion T is keyed on the shaftt and engages the gearfS, and the shaft t above the top plate c is provided with the lcurved fan-arms U U, which are preferably in one piece, secured to the shaft at the icenter. These arms may curve downward adjacent to the, side walls of the casing C, and their ends are bent at an angle, as shown in Figzgl. To these bent portions are attached fan-blades of any preferred construction in such a manner that when vthe fan-arms are rotated the air will be deflected downward. v

When it is desired to operate the apparatus, the handle is rotated, which, through the bevel-gears O and N, will actuate the drum M and wind the rope from drum L upon drum M, thereby actuating the shaft l, and through gear l actuating the central pinion H. This pinion will in turn actuate all the pinions G and wind up the torsion-springs K. As the gear N rotates, the shaft p, which it actuates, will also rotate in a direction to permit the ratchet R to slip past the pawl o and the fan-arms remain stationary.

In order to retain the lapparatus in a sta- The shaft A wire or IOO IIO

tionary condition when the springs are wound up, I provide a rod V, which extends through the casing C. The inner end of this rod is and when it is screwed up until the inner end impinges tightly against the hub of pinion T on shaft t it will prevent the apparatus from moving.

When it is desired to operate the fans, the spri-ngs being'wound up, the rod 1J is turned sufficiently to release the hub of gear T, when the power of the spring will beA imparted to the fusee L, which will wind the rope slowly from the drum M, and thereby actuate the fan through the train of multiplying gearing before described. By means of the fusees L and M the power exerted by the spring K will be substantially the same throughout the movement effected by them. The drums L M are preferably made hollow, and in attaching the wire or other rope I prefer to pass the samethrough an aperture in the wall of the drum and secure it by forming a knot or in 1 wind up thesprings, the handle Q should be any other effective manner. The springs K are at a considerable tension even when the cord is wound entirely upon the drum L, which is in the position of the parts before unwinding.

In order that the drum L may not be permitted to draw the cord or rope so far as to pull directly upon its connection with the drum M, thereby straightenin g the rope, I provide the following construction: A triplever, having a weighted arm W andfalighter arm W, preferably joined at a slight angle to each other, is pivoted in ears w, projecting from the lower face of the spider F, nearly in line with the cord or rope as itpasses from one drum to the other and slightly above the same. A stop or lug w is located,`preferably, upon the upper face of the drum M. in. line with the arm W of the lever. The lever is so adjusted that the `weight of the arm WV will keep it depressed and the arinVV out of the path of the stop w; but when the rope is being wound upon the uppermost groove of the drum L it will engage the weighted arm of the lever and raise it, thereby depressing the arm XV intothe path of the stop. As the drum M rotates further, the stop will engage the end of the lever W and the movement of the same will be arrested. This stop is so situated that the cord will not'be quite unwound from the drum M when the apparatus is brought to a condition of rest; hence the straightening of the rope and the inj urious jerking of the same from'the point of its attachment to the drum will be entirely avoided, as a few repetitions of the straightening and rebending of the wire rope, which I prefer to employ, would cause it to break or fracture at that part. NVhen the drum M is rotated in the opposite direction to wind up` the rope and the springs, the iirst revolutiony vided with projections fitting 'the notches or of the drum M will remove the rope from the uppermost groove of drum L, thereby` releasing the weighted arm W of the trip-lever, which will fall and raise the arm out of the path of the stop. `A similar trip-lever (not shown) may be employed in connection with the lower face of the drum L, Aor` in some other preferred position, and I may employ a spring instead of the weighted arm, if desired.

In Fig. l I have shown the column or` pedestal A. provided at a convenient distance from the base or the `floor upon which it rests with a tableA of any desired, butpreferably of circular, form. To the wall of the column is attached a iiange a, which maybe composed of angle-iron and secured by screws or rivets, or be cast integrally with the column; or I may employ brackets, if desired. To this flange the table A is secured by means ot bolt, screws, or rivets. I p prefer to employ this construction where the motor is used to actuate a fan, and the column is of such a height that the fans will pass above the heads of persons standing near the device. l

It is obvious that if, `when attempting to" turned in the wrong direction the apparatus injured. To prevent this I provide the form of handle shown in Fig. 1, in which the portion of thesame surrounding the shaft ois provided with a notch q, having one wall curved ,or inclined, adapted to engage a stud o on shaft o, as shown in the drawings, When the handle is turned in a direction to wind up the springs, the straight-edge notch will engage the stud and cause the shaft to revolve; but if the handle should be turned in the wrong direction `the curved or inclined sides of the notch q would engage the stud o', and cause the handle to move laterally, thereby disengaging it from the shaft;

While I have shown my improved motoras applied to operate an automatic fan, it is ob rio Vvious that by removing the fan-arms and placing a pulley upon the upper extremity of shaft t, or in other ways, the power of the motor might be used for operating various forms of machinery.

What I claim, and desire to secure byLet ters Patent, is-

1. In a spring-motor, the combination, with the coiled torsion-springs, of the inclosingcasing for said springs provided with notches or recesses, and a bottom plate having the springs rigidly connected thereto and prorecesses of the casing, whereby the said bottom plate will be held in position by the tension of the springs, substantially as de scribed.

2. The combination, with the twofusees, one of whichyis provided iwith a stop and their connecting cord or rope, of the weighted stop-lever, substantiallyas described.

3. The combination, with the hollow col- IOO i Izo umn, of the torsional spring inolosed therein, I casting c, the top plate c', the spiders E F, the broad-faced pinion I-l, Centrally located and the Connecting-rods e, substantially as with respect to said springs, and the overr described.

lapping gears Connected to said springs and In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 5 engaging said broad-faced pinion, substanpresence of two Witnesses.

tially as described. n v

4. The combination, with the hollow sup- IHOS' PRINCE COOK' porting-column, of the gear-casing mounted ivitnesses: thereon and the gearing-supports Within said J. H. VHITTAKER, ro easing, the same consisting of the bottoni L. P. NVHITTAKER. 

